The Johnson County Gateway Project has improved the I-435/I-35/K-10 interchange area by constructing or rehabilitating a total of 27 bridges. On several of the bridge approaches, there has been settlement leading up to the bridges. Kansas Department of Transportation and GIC, project contractor, staff are aware of these locations and are taking corrective action to address them.

Starting Monday, November 14 through Tuesday, January 31, weather permitting, crews will be working during nighttime hours to correct the settlement issues. A specialized company called, URETEK, will be performing the work in collaboration with GIC. Repairs include injecting a polymer into the ground beneath the pavement areas that have settled. This special polymer reacts with the foundation materials restoring their load-bearing capacity while raising the roadway back to the proper level.

The general locations of the bridge approaches that still need to be repaired are as follows:

There will be lane closures utilized during this nighttime work. As always, we will provide advance notice for these lane closures. Updated daily traffic information for the #jocogateway interchange project can be viewed at: www.jocogateway.com and for the entire Kansas City Metro Area at: www.ksdot.org/kcmetro/laneclose.asp.

The Kansas Department of Transportation and GIC urge all motorists to be alert, take it slow, obey the warning signs, and “Give ‘Em a Brake!” when approaching and driving through the project work zone.

ONE ROAD SECTION REOPENING & ANOTHER CLOSINIG: Northbound and southbound Marshall Drive between 95th Terrace (O’Reilly Auto Parts) and 96th Street will REOPEN to traffic at 7 a.m. TOMORROW, Thursday, March 3 (location shown in orange on map above). Northbound and southbound Marshall Drive between 95th Street and 95th Terrace (O’Reilly Auto Parts) will CLOSE to traffic at 7 a.m. TOMORROW, Thursday, March 3 and will reopen to traffic in early May 2016, weather permitting. Traffic will follow a marked detour via northbound and southbound Pflumm Road. This road closure is shown on map above underneath the shaded green area (north of 95th Street).

NEW 24/7 LONG-TERM FULL CLOSURE: Northbound and southbound Marshall Drive between 94th Place (Costco Wholesale) and 95th Street will CLOSE to traffic at 6 a.m. on Monday, March 7 and will reopen to traffic in early May 2016, weather permitting. Traffic will follow a marked detour via northbound and southbound Pflumm Road. This road closure is shown on map above underneath the shaded blue area (north of 95th Street).

Eastbound & Westbound 95th Street

NEW 24/7 LONG-TERM FULL CLOSURE: Eastbound and westbound 95th Street FULL CLOSURE will now be extended to include area between Mainstreet Credit Union entrance and Marshall Drive beginning at 6 a.m. on Monday, March 7 through early May 2016, weather permitting. This road closure is shown on map above underneath shaded blue area on 95th Street.

Your commute through the 95th Street and I-35 interchange will soon change as construction begins this upcoming Monday, February 22, to reconstruct the existing diamond interchange into a new diverging diamond interchange. This interchange reconstruction work is part of the ongoing #jocogateway interchange Phase 2 project.

To view factsheets detailing the construction phasing and schedule for the project, click here http://jocogateway.com/category/fact-sheets/. NOTE: The detour signing will be in place in advance of any project closures. With lots of ongoing utility work in the interchange area (that must be completed first), the full closure of the interchange itself is now slated for late February 2016, weather permitting. Stay tuned as we will keep you updated and informed in advance as the project progresses.

• Adjacent local road closures will occur throughout construction meaning access to local businesses will change during this time. Access to local businesses will be maintained throughout construction via marked detours. To view the marked detours that will be in place during construction for access to local businesses, as well as for access to 95th Street and I-35, click here: http://jocogateway.com/95th-street-and-i-35-diverging-diamond-interchange/

EXPECT DELAYS! OVERNIGHT LANE & RAMP CLOSURES: Beginning at 10:00 p.m. on Monday-Tuesday, June 22-23 and reopening to all traffic at 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday-Wednesday, June 23-24, all westbound I-435 through traffic from Quivira Road to I-35 will be directed through the overnight work zone via the westbound I-435 FAR LEFT THROUGH LANE (between concrete barriers). This will be the only westbound I-435 through lane open. Northbound I-35 to westbound I-435 ramp will be CLOSED to all traffic for the installation of bridge girders on the new westbound I-435 to southbound I-35 flyover ramp beginning at 10:00 p.m. on Monday-Tuesday, June 22-23 and reopening to all traffic at 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday-Wednesday, June 23-24 (Johnson County). We apologize for any confusion created by the short notice for this major traffic control change, but good news is westbound I-435 through traffic can travel through the overnight work zone.

>>SPECIAL NOTE:<< Westbound I-435 mainline through traffic can use an alternate route via northbound U.S. 69 to 87th Street exit then southbound I-35 to access westbound I-435. THIS WILL NOT BE A SIGNED DETOUR ROUTE (as noted above), since westbound I-435 through traffic can utilize the far left through lane (located between concrete barriers).

In order to complete the widening and pavement reconstruction on I-435 between U.S. 69 and I-35 while still maintaining three through lanes of traffic, GIC will ‘split traffic’ to accommodate the construction zone. This year you will see a westbound lane on the eastbound side of I-435 between two concrete safety barriers. Next year, this configuration will be reversed. The graphics illustrate how this will work.

This graphic shows the lane movements and work area on eastbound and westbound I-435.

The driver’s view of the new traffic shift on eastbound and westbound I-435.

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